Nashville, Tenn. - The Flying Tigers' sprinters helped highlight Tennessee State University at the TSU Invite on the Wilma Rudolph Indoor Track
inside the Gentry Center on Saturday (2/6).

Arthur Combest qualified for the finals in the 55-meter
hurdles (7.73 seconds) and improved his time on the season to 7.60 seconds in
the finals to place third overall. Combest now moves to second place on the OVC
Best List and currently holds the fastest time in the 55-meter hurdles with a
faster 60-meter time ahead of him.

In the 200-meter dash, Julian Mallory captured third for his
best finish on the season. He recorded a time of 22.39 seconds,
just nine-hundredths of second of his fastest mark this year.

Earlier, Rideout took third in the open 400-meter dash with
his fastest time for the season, 49.11 seconds. Rideout moves to fourth on the OVC
charts for his performance. Moore followed at 49.17 seconds for fourth overall
also registering his fastest of the season. He now sits in the fifth slot in
the conference in the event.

In the field events, Adrien Hill posted the top team
performance. He finished fifth overall with a career-indoor mark of 22" 4.5
(6.82m). As a result, Hill moves to fifth on the OVC list.

Next, the Flying Tigers will compete in the Valentine Invitational
hosted by Middle Tennessee State. The meet is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 13,
at the Murphy Center on the campus of MTSU.